Brushes are best stored in a purpose-made brush keeper, a box on which a wire could be suspended.Tree Wall Decals The wire would be threaded through the hole in a brush's handle so as to suspend the brush in a cleaning solution without allowing the brush to sit on the bottom of the container and thus cause spreading of the bristles.Cheap Wall Decals The solution would also prevent hardening of the brushes and oxidization. These were generally rectangular and stored several brushes.A lid would enclose the brushes and keep them free from dust.